VerdeGo Aero Advances in AFWERX Crowdsourcing Challenge

The hybrid-electric propulsion tech company is one of 11 companies advancing in the High-Speed Vertical Take-Off and Landing (HSVTOL) Concept Challenge, it said.

Kimberly Johnson

Tuesday, February 08, 2022 at 05:31 PM ET

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VerdeGo says it's the only finalist focused on applying hybrid-electric powerplant technology across multiple potential airframe customers. [Courtesy: VerdeGo Aero]

Key Takeaways:

VerdeGo Aero was selected by the Department of Defense (DoD) to develop a high-performance turbine hybrid-electric powerplant for its High-Speed Vertical Take-Off and Landing (HSVTOL) Concept Challenge.
The company is one of 11 finalists chosen from 200 applicants by AFWERX and USSOCOM, distinguishing itself as the only one focused on applying hybrid-electric technology across multiple potential airframe customers.
This opportunity allows VerdeGo to leverage its existing expertise in hybrid powerplants, already used for commercial flight test aircraft, to enable a new class of aircraft for USSOCOM missions.

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Daytona Beach, Florida-based VerdeGo Aero was recently selected to develop a high-performance turbine hybrid-electric powerplant as part of a Department of Defense High-Speed Vertical Take-Off and Landing (HSVTOL) Concept Challenge, the company announced.

VerdeGo Aero is one of 11 companies selected out of 200 to advance in the HSVTOL Concept Challenge, a crowdsourcing effort for the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX innovation arm and U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).